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Zoo for some stars and stripes. An endangered species of zebra gets two new members. This is the cbs weekend news ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. The commander in chief took on the role of editor in chief today, ordering democrats to send him a rewrite. President trump refuses to release a classified memo from adam schiff, the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee, unless revisions are made. The democrats memo is in response to republican allegations of antitrump bias in the russia investigation. In another development, one of the president s speechwriters has resigned over abuse allegations. Heres Errol Barnett. Mr. President reporter this morning, President Trump warned about false accusations after two white house staffers lost their jobs amid allegations of spousal abuse. Tweeting, peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation. Theres no recovery for someone falsely accused. Speechwriter david sorensen, who denies allegations he abused his spouse, resigned friday, two days after staff secretary rob porter stepped down, over allegations of spousal abuse. He says hes innocent, and i think you have to remember that. Reporter the president defended porter amid controversy over how he was able to keep a job overseeing Sensitive Information without permanent security clearance. He did a very good job when he was in the white house. Reporter porter told white House Counsel last january his background check for a security clearance might reveal unflattering information, and last november, porpter told chief of staff john kelly his exwives were making accusations which he denied. But it wasnt until wednesday when pictures surfaced of one of poarts exwives with a black eye, that the white house took action. The president also faces another controversy after block the release of a democratic rebuttal to the g. O. P. Memo, alleging the f. B. I. Abused its surveillance powers during the russia investigation. This morning, the president blamed the authors for his decision. Democrats sent a very political and long response memo when they knew would have to be heavily redacted. But adam schiff, the committees ranking democrat, defended the document writing the f. B. I. Acted properly in seek a fisa warrant on carter page. It was just last week President Trump released the g. O. P. Drafted memo despite objections from the f. B. I. And the department of justice. Democrats are figuring out their next move, with senator Richard Blumenthal describing the president s decision as evidence of obstruction of justice happening in real time. Reena. Ninan Errol Barnett at the white house. Thanks, errol. The flu is now widespread in every state but hawaii and oregon. 63 children have died so far this season. Brook silvabraga has more on the outbreak. Reporter Jenna Libidinsky was just 24, the type of healthy, young adult who can usually ride out the flu. Instead, this week she died in a las vegas hospital. The c. D. C. Reports this flu season now match the intensity of the swine flu epidemic of 2009. We havent seen the peak yet, and we dont know when that will occur. Reporter dr. Anne schuchat, the acting director of the c. D. C. , says immediate treatment is important not only for children but also for the older and lessresilient patients who die from the flu in shockingly high numbers. In a bad season, like 201415, 56,000 americans died from flu. Were on track right now to likely reach that level and potentially exceed it. Reporter she urges people to get their flu shot and stay home if sick. But at doctors offices like this one in dallas, they used up the rapid flu test. Were running through them like water. Reporter the flood of flu has also outpacedly the supply of the antiviral flu treatment. Some pharmacies have run out. In an effort to prevent more people from getting sick, researchers from Columbia University are suggesting public spaces install special ultraviolet lightbulbs that kill the virus but are safe for humans. Hospitals like this one in arkansas already use sterilizing u. V. Robots. Some sought timeless remedies orange juice sales are up for the first time in nearly five years. The flu is getting credit. Last week, one out of every 13 doctors visits was for flu symptoms. Thats according to the c. D. C. And, reena, here in new york city, Health Officials now confirm a third pediatric death linked to the virus. Ninan brook silvabraga. Another wave of snowstorms is hitting communities from the great lakes to the northeast this weekend. Volunteers cleared sidewalks in chicago today. The city got about 10 inches yesterday and a few more inches today. In larwill, indiana, an s. U. V. Went for a spin through an icy intersection. The driver wasnt hurt. Further south, heavy rain flooded the streets of houston. Rain and fog are in the forecast along the 1800mile stretch from houston to boston. The first medals of the Winter Olympics were awarded today during the first full day of competition. The host nation, south korea, won its first gold medal of the games, taking the mens 1500meter shorttrack speedskating event. About 80 miles from the Olympic Village in pyeongchang, there was a possible diplomatic breakthrough between south and north korea. Holly williams is in seoul. Reporter in the president ial palace in seoul today, another sign of the thaw between north and south korea. President moon jaein of south korea welcomed this woman, kim yojong. Shes the sister of north koreas enigmatic dictator kim jongun and the first member of north koreas ruling dynasty to step foot in south korea since the two went to war in 1950. After a spate of north Korean Missile and Nuclear Tests and a war of words between the regime in pyongyang and the u. S. , president moon wants to kickstart talks. Today, he was rewarded with an invitation to the north for a summit meeting. Another sign of the warming came on the ice as a unified korean womens hockey team, with players from both north and south, competed against switzerland. It follows yesterdays Opening Ceremony, where koreans marched together, though Vice President mike pence appeared to deliberately avoid all contact with the north korean delegation while sitting just a few feet away. Some here in south korea say the olympics have been hijacked by politics. Angry protesters clashed with police in seoul today. They accuse president moon of appeasing the north korean regime. Were very upset, said this man. South korea organized the Pyeongchang Olympics but now theyve become the pyongyang olympics. Theres been no specific word on when president moon jaein might visit the north, but it would be the first summit meeting between the leaders of the two koreas in over a decade. The unified korean womens hockey team lost their game 80. Ninan the war in syria esk laipted today. Israel launched a largescale assault on iranian targets inside syria, and one of its fighter jets was shot down. Iran and syria accuse israel of aggression. The u. S. State department blames iran for the escalation of violence. Roxana saberi has the latest from our london bureau. Reporter the israeli f16 crashed in northern israel after coming under fire from syria. Both pilots ejected. Israel says the jet was one of several it scrambled on saturday after it intercepted an iranian drone that entered israeli air space. Israel later carried out more strikes in syria. Syria has turned into an international blatle field. A week ago, Syrian Rebels shot down a russian jet. Video released on social media claims to show the pilot parachuting from the plane before he reportedly killed thoims avoid being captured. And over the past few weeks, turkey has launched an offensive against u. S. Backed kurdish fighters in northern syria, claiming they are terrorists. At a hospital in the Northern City of afrin, this doctor says every day his team is treating numbers of the civilians injured in the attacks. The death toll is soaring across syria. The u. N. Says its received reports of nearly 300 civilians killed just in the past week, many in air strikes by the syrian government, and many of them children. U. N. Spokeswoman syria has seen seven bloody years, but even by syrian standards, this past week has been grim. It has been shameful. It has been deplorable. Reporter complicating the issue the u. S. Says it launched air strikes against proregime fighters on wednesday but in selfdefense. The pentagon says around 2,000 u. S. Troops are in syria helping in the fight against isis. Reena. Ninan roxana saberi, thank you for that report. Well, communities along the confidential coast are still recovering from last months deadly mudslides. Some who lost their homes are complaining that their Insurance Companies are disputing their disaster coverage. Heres carter evans. Reporter the damage from the torrent of mud that plowed into beth prinzs montecito home is extensive, but when she called her Insurance Company emm u. S. A. A. He said we dont cover this type of exprb thats it. How many people are fighting with their Insurance Companies . Is there a particular company . U. S. A. A. U. S. A. A u. S. A. A. U. S. A. A. , theyre notorious. Nationwide. It is frustrate for homeowners. Reporter california commissioner dave jones said most who lost their homes to wildfires were covered while those with with mud damage and no Flood Insurance are still waiting but state law is clear when one disaster leads to another. The indications are that the fires did cause mudslides and they should pay claims. Reporter richard waxs home survived the fires but not the mud. When you look at this, whats the rough Damage Assessment . Probably 15 million to 18 million. Reporter youre expecting this to be covered. Yes, i am. They think they know its caused by the fire. Reporter some companies are now agreeing to pay claims, including u. S. A. A. In a statement the insurer says its hired an Engineering Firm and expects to conclude its investigation next week. As for beth, after weeks of hearing nothing, the advocate she hired made one more call. He said, our client is going to talk to the news. Reporter and you got a phone call this morning . They changed their mind and they will cover me now. Reporter homeowners may want to review their policies again. Authorities say the mudslide loosened up a lot of these bolders in the mountain above, and because of that, it will now take a lot less rain to cause another disaster. Reena. Ninan carter evans. Thanks, carter. Coming up next, a terrifying subway attack. A passenger ignites a fireball. Later, the Winter Olympics have just begun, and theyve already had a suspected cyber attack. Ninan now some stories were following in the cbs weekend newsfeed. Two Police Officers were killed in the line of duty today in westerville, ohio, near columbus. Police say the officers were responding to a 911 hangup call when a suspect opened fire on them. The suspect was arrested. Officer eric joering was 39 years old. Officer anthony morelli, 54. The Chicago Transit Authority released video of a frightening attack aboard a train. It shows police and transit workers confronting a passenger who poured highly flammable paint thinner on the floor. A scuffle breaks out. The man ignites the fluid, and a fireball erupts. Remarkably, no one was seriously hurt. The suspect, charged with aggravated arson and battery, is due in court next friday. Its a banner day at the miami zoo for some stars in stripes. Two baby zebras born last weekend made their public debut today. They were endangered grevvy zebra. Theatre largest type of creeb of zebra, but only about 2500 remain in the wild. The foals, a boy and a girl, have different mothers but share the same father. Up next uber and google reach a settlement in their technology tugofwar. Ninan uber reached a settlement friday with googles selfdriving car company, waymo. John blackstone has more on the technology tugofwar. Reporter in the battle to dominate the future of selfdriving cars, uber and google were on a collision course until the brakes slammed on, on friday. In a settlement, uber agreed to pay 245 million worth of Company Stock to googles Autonomous Vehicle corporate cousin, waymo. Good morning, travis reporter ubers cofounder and controversial former c. E. O. , travis kalanick, was the star witness in federal Court Earlier this week. Maybe in this case, seeing how kalanick came in was the most important thing, and once they saw that, they kind of both knew where they stood in terms of ubers liable or potential liability. Reporter uber agreed it would not incorporate waymos confidential information or technology into its own selfdriving cars. In a statement, ubers current c. E. O. Said, we are taking steps with waymo to ensure our software represents just our good work. Travis kalanick released his own defiant statement, no trade secrets ever came to ooub, and had the trial proceeded to its conclusion, its clear uber would have prevailed. A waymo spokesperson said, we are committed to working with uber to make sure each Company Develops its own technology. I think this case was bad publicity for both of them, and they wanted out of it as fast as possible, and probably would have liked to have aroided the trial all together. Reporter at stake in the leading role for market of selfdriving cars that can now move out of the courtroom and back on the road. John blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. Ninan still ahead, the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony possibly hit by hackers. Whats being done to prevent Cyber Attacks. Ninan officials in south korea are investigating a Security Breach at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. A spectator managed to slide down the ramp leading to the olympic flame and wandered around the stage during a performance. He was taken away by security. Meanwhile, olympic organizers are investigating a possible cyber attack on their internet and wifi systems before the Opening Ceremony. There were no serious problems, but officials are concerned that the games could be targeted again by hackers. Jeff pegues has more on this. Reporter the most pressing threat to the Winter Olympics may be one that these south koreaian security teams cant see. Its got political importance. Its got a lot of money. That draws hackers like flies to a candle. Reporter cybersecurity expert jim lewis says hackers have repeatedly targeted the games. During the olympics in beijing, london, and brazil, there were reportedly millions of attempted Cyber Attacks a day. Some succeeded. Low level, but scamming tickets, stealing money. Reporter this Department Det of Homeland Security alert warns travelers to pyeongchang that their mobile devices could be monitored or compromised. One concern in south korea whether russian hacking units may seek payback for the decision to ban russias olympic teams from the games amid doping allegations. In previous olympics, theyve done their usual trick. They hack emails and release things that are damaging to american athletes or athletes from other countries. Reporter Cybersecurity Firm threatconnect says a hacking unit with russian ties stalled pawnstorm, recently sent malicious emails to the International Ski federation, ice hockey federation, and several other organizations with a stake in the winter games. But as far as a direct attack on the games themselves, its most likely to come from your nonstate actor groups. Reporter ross rustici is an expert with cybereason. I think the most likely scenario from these types of actors would be able to interrupt a tv broadcast or perhaps interrupt the power during an event, kind of shut down the lights at an ice skating rink, or something. Reporter jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. Ninan when we return, a High School Freshman joins the fight against alzheimers with an app she calls timeless. Ninan we end tonight with a story of a remarkable High School Freshman who invented an app to help people suffering from alzheimers. Its called timeless, and it using facial Recognition Technology to help patients recognize their loved ones. Heres jim axelrod reporter listen to emma yang play the piano. No surprise she played Carnegie Hall three times before she was in high school. But her piano skills may take a backseat to her computer skills. I started coding when i was around six years old. Reporter when you were six. Yes. Reporter you started coding. Yes. Reporter four years later, emmas beloved grandmother, who lived in hong kong, started developing alzheimers. So when im on the phone with her, sometimes shes going to ask me the same question over and over again, like, how are you eating . How are you . And how are you again. Reporter with her ability to code, a. M. Had the deal set to deal. Actually, one of the things i love about app developing and coding is its really empowered me to do something to help her. Even if she is still declining, she can actually still stay connected with me. Reporter emma developed the times, an app using facial Recognition Technology to remind people with alzheimers who theyre talking to or looking at when sent a picture, or whether they just called someone theyre about to dial again. So you can take a picture of you, and it will recognize it through timeless. Reporter so that says my name friend. Yeah. Reporter so if you needed some help in identifying me, there it is. Thats so cool yeah. Reporter Cole Calistra is the chief Technology Officer at karios. Com. They provide the facialrecognition software that powers the app. For somebody to have that type of drive at that age is just remarkable. Yoremarkable. You know, its easy, its accessible, and its really convenient, and so i think that this can have the opportunity to help every Single Person with alzheimers. Reporter if youre not impressed, well, bill gates certainly is. Thats a tweet from bill gates. Emma hopes to launch timeless this summer. After that, tenth grade should be a breeze. Jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. Ninan love of grandma. What a motivating factor. Well, thats the cbs weekend news for this saturday. Later on cbs, 48 hours. Live from the cbs bay area studios this is is kpix news. Should not leave it. Reporter corey is talking about being peppersprayed. He sprayed me in my face, through my tent on me, and then he entitled and kind of laughed and turned around and walked away right on his tent you can see the stains from the spray. That was just the beginning. He pulled out a gun on me and, i mean, i could see it no question. He was like willing to use it. I started running. I turned around. I thought he was going to stop. He did not stop. He was chasing me. Reporter this happened on friday. Corey says the man into his 50s put letters on his and other tents camped out near the skate park been dubose avenue. It says, attention junkie blank, we will pound you, burn you, and blank you up if you are within 100 yards of this park after sundown tonight. Signed the neighbors. After reading the letter, corey got into an argument with him. Thats when the man pepper sprayed him and pulled out the gun. I am terrified. Reporter the homeless says the man lives near the state park and has in the past harassed them. I couldnt find the neighbor who wrote the letter, but other neighbors say threatening the homeless with violence is wrong. Some are fed up with

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